Fountain comb



@aa E79 394%@ A. E TAEQRSM 2922592@ FOUNTAIN COMB Filed March 28, 1940 y vis Patented Dec. 11, 1940 PAT ` FOUNTAIN com; A Alfred Taborski, Bradford, Pa.

z claims.

channels communicate with openings form'ed in certain of the teeth, which depend from the body, said openings leading iiuid from the channels. through the teeth and onto the scalp.

A further object of the invention is to provide a deviceof this character wherein one of the channels employed will be particularly useful e for receiving liquid shampoo or medicament and wherein the other of the channels will be adapted for receiving water.

And as a still further obj/ect,l the invention seeks to provide a fountain comb having relatively large and relatively small teeth, the rela-tively large teeth having openings communicating with the channel adapted for carrying liquid and the relatively small teeth having openings communicating with both of the channels, the openings in the teeth being 'separated throughout. the

major portions of their lengths.

Vide a device of this character wherein means are employed for permitting ready connection of the comb to a source o f shampoo liquid and to' a source of water.

Other objects of the invention not pointed out hereinbefore will become apparent during the course of the following description.

My Linvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fountain comb, t

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure 1 looking` in the direction 'of the arrows, 45 Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure l,

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 8 4 of Figure 1. l

Figure 5is a detail perspective view showing the fountain comb and exible means leading from the channels thereof for connection to liquid sources, one of said liquid sources being shown.

Figure 6 is an elevation .showing a container 53v which is connected with the flexible tube lli.E

treating dandruif'and other scalp ail are separated by an intermediate wall and which 'And another object of the invention is to pro- Applieauon Max-cn 2s, 1940, serial No. 326,474

, I Figure 7 is a detaill end view showing the slidable closure employed for closing the channels when the 'ilexible tubes .ande-couplings are removed. l

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference will be seen to designate lilrev parts throughout the various views, the numeral i 4indicates in general the body of my improved comb. fThe body l may be of any suitabledesigm,thedesign shown 10 being only by Way of example. 'I'he body l,4 as shown in Figure 1, includes a rod 2 which will facilitate handling. -As shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 of the drawing,l the body is provided. with an enlarged portion 3, which extends throughout the entire length'of said body.- The enlarged. :portion 3 is formed with apair of longitudinally extending parallel channels d and 5, said channelsbeing separated by an intermediate wall 5. The wall 6 cooperates with one end of the .bodygo to define an end wall l.A The channelsv are openl at their corresponding opp'osite .ends and are provided with couplings 8 and 9 which are preferably exteriorly threaded throughout their respective lengths and arel screwed into the end of the body in communicating relation with the channels d andi.

Depending from the'body i are `sets of teeth llil and Il. The teeth of the set of teeth l0 areA relatively large while the teeth of the' set of teeth il are relatively small. As will be seen by referring particularly toA Figures 2 and 4 of the drawv ing, the teeth-of theset of teeth I0 are each bored throughout their respective lengths to dene passages l2 said lpassages communicatingwith the channel E and with the free lower end of said teeth.' 'I'he teeth of the set of teeth ll' are bored to de'ne passages i3 and l. The passage i3 of each tooth communicates with the channel 5 Iwhile the passage ld of each of said teeth communicates with the 'channelf d. It will now befunderstood that a liquid outlet is pro,- vided from the channel d only through the small teeth Il. However, both the small teeth and the large teeth provide a liquid outlet from the channel 5. As seen in-Figure 6, the coupling' is to ybe connected, vby means of a flexible tube l5, to a container I6, ,which will vcontain shampoo, medicament or the like. The'coupling 9 is con-f" nected, by a ilexible 'tube I1', to a water faucet or othersource of water.

It should be understood that the device will lend itself particularly well for use by a perstui.l taking a bath. If the device is used under these conditions, the container i8 may behung Ona 55 shower curtain supporting rod so that adequate nowwill be assured.` The water connectiomay' be, of course, conveniently made to the faucet.

When the device-lain use, itis only necessary to permit the medicament to now from its container and the `water to now from the faucet.

'either at the' same time. or at different times.

for cleansing or medicating the' scalp. It is desired particularly to point .out that. inasmuch as waste ofshampoo liquid. as would -begthe lcasethe only outlet from the channel 4 is through the `relatively small teeth Il, there will be no were the relatively large teeth provided with passages communicating with the channel 4.

`It is desired also topoint out that the wall l is extended downwardly into the teeth l I ,I through-f out substantially their entire lengths. for vpreventing mixing oi' the liquids before reaching the scalp. This construction assures full eifectiveness in use for the liquids. Moreover, the .extendedwalL which is indicated at il, for sake .of convenience. providesreinforcement for the relatively small teeth.

Attention 1s directed to 'the foot that,` while the channels 4 and I areshowx .as being in shape, they may be square, or anyother shape. if so desired.-

m Figs. 1 and '1 or the arowlng.tne closure i employed isY seen more in detail. The closure is indicated generally at 2.5 and includes a plate I6 having a slotted tongue 21 thereon. A stud `2l is mountedI on a nat surface 2l. which `i'iat surface is formed by anchoring the end tooth adjacent the open ends o! the channels. A lug ,10, for manual engagement. is mounted onthe plate It. Itlwill be seen that, when the couplings 8 and-8 'are removed. the closure 25 may` ,asaasa be'shiited for closing the channels andpreventeating with one' ot the channels. said relatively small teeth having pairs ot passages' communieating with both of. the channels. means'con- 'nesting-'one of said channels with asource oi scalp treating huid-and meansxconnecting the other orsaid channels with a source o t water,

,said scalp treating compound flowing through t the passages in the small/teeth tocontact the scalp and the water ilowing fromy the' passagesl 'in both the large and small teeth vfor contacting,`

the scalp. i

2. rn a fountain comb, a body navmmetsof integral teeth depending therefrom. said body having channels, passagesiormed in one of the sets of teeth and'communicating with one oi \the channels, pairs of.` passageafor'med in the` other of said sets of teeth and communicating with both ofthe channelaand means carried by one of the teeth of the mst-mentioned set `of teeth and movable for closing the channels to prevent'uid `iiovv therethrough, said means comprisinga closure including a plate having a` slotted tonsu a stud earned by tno tooth or the set of teeth pporting said means and extending through the slot of the slotted tongue. and a lug on the plate for manual engagement.

l ALFRED l". TABORSKI. 

